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POWER GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26. I910- RENEWED MN. 21' I9l6- 1 $39 51 Q0 I Patented Sept. H, 1917.

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ALCORIN REOTOR, OF NEW YORK, N.- Y., ASSI GNOR TO RECTOR GAS LAMP COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

POWER-GENERATOR.

Application filed September 26, 1910, Serial No. 583,779. Renewed January 21, 1916.

To all whom it-may concern:

Be it known that I, ALcoRN REoroR, citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county and State of New York, temporarily residing in the city of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Power-Generators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a power generator.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the principle of the invention and the best mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 is a side elevational View, partly in longitudinal section, of one form of apparatus embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the inlet valve for the gases entering the combustion chamber.

1 is a tube for supplying any combustible gas to an explosion case 2, of any suitable size or forn1, wherein the combustible gas is directed and drawn by suction to any suitable ignition device, shown as a pilot light issuing from the nipple 3 of gasxtube 1, located opposite to a hole 4 in a side of casing 2.

.In the form of the invention which is here shown, the explosion casing is an elongated cylinder, and the gas supply pipe enters it near its front end, the entrant end portion of the supply pipe being provided with an inwardly seating needle-valve 5, of any suitable construction, that opens toward the explosion chamber and seats in port 6 through pipe 1. The valve is unseated by a spring 7. Outside of the entrant end of the supply pipe, it is provided with an air inlet 8, so that atmospheric air or other combustion-supporting gas may} 'be mixed with the gas flowing intothe explosion chamber through pipe 1 from any suitable source of supply for pipe 1. The combustible gas coming in through pipe 1 is directed into the explosion case, past valve 5, when the latter is unseated, and there sucked toward the other end portion of the casing by a suction exhaust fan 9, mounted in a suitable casing 10 having an exhaust port 11, casing 10 and easing 1 communicat- Specification of Letters Patent.

I receiver is provided with a through the hole 4, which will be Patented Sept. 11, 191?.

by the suction of course ignites the gas and air mixture in the explosion casing, and ex plosion therein occurs, the pressure thereby generated serving to seat valve 5 and also valve 12 which is located in the entrance to the fan and, under stress of a suitable spring 13, opens into the explosion chamber. The springs 7 and 13 are merely means for securing an automatic inward opening of the valves 5 and 12 into the e. plosion chamber, and any desired automatically opening valve structures may be substituted for those shown. The stem of valve 5 is provided at its inner end with a head 5*", of sufiicient area to be efficiently acted on for seating by the initial pressure in the casing. Valve 12 is of an area to be similarly acted on, and serves to close and open ports 12 between the explosion and suction fan caslngs.

When the initial explosion occurs, and the valves are closed as stated, the dischargecontrolling valve 14, shown as a flap valve and mounted in the discharge end of the explosion casing, opens, and the products of combustion are discharged or shot into the reservoir 15 provided with a valve 16 to exhaustat will its compressed content. The drainage exit 17. By keeping fan 9 in constant rotation, a quick succession of explosions is obtained. A motor M, connected with the fan-shaft at m, is shown as a suitable means for continuously rotating the fan.

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A spark plug 18' may be connected with the explosion casing, so that, in case electrical ignition instead of ignition by the pilot/light is resorted to, there will be a back-pressure escape for products of combustion through thevalve 12, instead of ordinarily dispensed with if electrical ignition is substituted for pilot light ignition. The air- 1nlets8 are regulated by the perforated collar 8 so that air or other combustion-sup porting gas is mixed with the gas before the explosion mixture enters the explosion chamber. When the gaseous fuel enters the casing 2, it is sucked by the fan through the casing to the ignition point, and the gaseous fuel may come from any suitable source that is either under artificial or atmospheric pressure, as preferred; and the mixing of the air and gas maybe done at charge), the said valve may be taken to represent any object the inertia of which it is desired to overcome, although in the appa- I ratus shown as a whole it functions as a valve. Thus, if it were desired to move an object mounted in the throat a: of casm 2,

' the reservoir and valve would be detac ed and a ball placed in the throat when the compressive force of exploded gases in casing 2 was suflicient for the purpose. The compression of the products of the explosions in reservoir 15 is but an example of work that may be done by various forms of explosive engines embodying the principle of my invention. Inasmuch as I here i1lus-'- trate how the apparatus may be used for moving the tangible object, valve 14; and also indicate how the apparatus may be used for doing invisible work such as gas-compression, I deem that I have sufliciently indicated the general utility of my invention, simply observing that it may be availed of in the production of ordnance, heaters, engines, etc. Obviously my invention may be, and must be, embodied in many diverse forms to adapt it for practical use in diverse art's.

What I claim is 1. In a power generator, the combination of an explosion case; a gas supply pipe communicating therewith; means for igniting fuel in the explosion case; a suction apparatus communicating with the explosion case; automatic means for stopping supply of fuel to said casing; and automatic means for stopping communication between the explosion case and suction apparatus.

2'. In a power generator, the combination of an explosion case; a gas supply pipe communicating therewith; means for igniting fuel in the explosion case; a suction apparatus communicating with the explosion case; means for stopping supply of fuel to said casing; and means for stoppingcommunication between the explosion case and suction apparatus.

' 3. The combination of a case containing an explosion chamber and having a discharge outlet; means for supplyin an explosive gas to said chamber ;-means or suok-' ing the gas through the chamber to an ignition device operable within the chamber; the ignition device; a suction apparatus connected with the case and operating to rarefy the gas prior to ignition, and the ignit on device operating to explode the gas whlle so rarefied; and a back pressure escape .port in the case.

4. In a power generator, the combination of an explosion case; a gas supply-pipe communicating therewith; means for lgnitlng fuel in the explosion case; a suction apparatus communicating with the explosion case; means for stopping supply of fuel; means for stopping communication between the explosion case and suction apparatus; a receiver for the products of combustion and connected with the explosion case; and a valve apparatus between the explosion case and receiver and automatically operable to close communication between the two.

5. In a power generator, the combination of an explosion case; a gas supply-pipe communicating therewith; means for igniting fuel in the explosion case; a suction apparatus communicating with the explosion case; means for stopping supply of fuel; means for stopping communication between the explosion case and suction apparatus; a receiver for the products of combustion and connected with the explosion case; and a valve apparatus between the explosion case and receiver and automatically operable to close communication between the two, the receiver having an outlet port for outflow of therein compressed contents.

6. In a power generator, the combination of an explosion case; a gas supply pipe communicating therewith; means for igniting fuel in the explosion case; a suction apparatus communicating with the explosion case; automatic means for stopping the supply of fuel to said case, and automatic means for stopping communication between the explosion case and suction apparatus; the gas supply pipe to the explosion case having an air-inlet exteriorly of the case for admission of air into the gas flowing into the case.

' In testimony whereof I have aflixed 'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALCORN REOTOR. Witnesses: WALTER YATES,

CHAS-F. RANDOLPH. 

